ANGRY residents say their lives have been made hell by work on a housing development in Nantwich.

More than 70 people living at Millfields, Queen’s Drive and surrounding streets have signed a petition demanding the developer of Mill House stop parking outside their driveways and clogging up roads.

Richardson Projects is carrying out building work on behalf of Wulvern Housing for the new flats, which community leaders have welcomed as affordable homes for the over-55s.

But residents say there is an accident waiting to happen, with visibility severely reduced at the Millfields-Queen’s Drive junction.

Steph Wagstaff Bethell , of Millfields, said: “For months on end, builders have been parking on both streets next to the site.

“It has led to significantly reduced visibility when pulling out of Millfields and traffic flow in Queen’s Drive is also compromised by the parking of trucks for drop-offs. This is a very dangerous situation.

“I have complained to the site manager about staff parking across our driveways. The housekeeping of the site and tidiness around the site has been absolutely appalling.

“The pavements are not properly cleared and litter and residual stone from bulk fill materials has presented a hazard to the public. Waste has been left in residents’ hedges from sub-contractors cleaning out their vehicles.”

Mrs Wagstaff Bethell has complained a number of times to the contractors. She says the development was due to be finished by the end of March but work is still under way.

County councillor Arthur Moran said: “The whole of Millfields has become a builders’ yard. I believe they are having similar problems on the Davenport Avenue development.”

Richardson Projects was unavailable for comment yesterday afternoon, but has offered an apology to residents in the form of a letter to Mrs Wagstaff Bethell.

It said: “In acknowledgement of your petition, the company has issued staff with a car parking plan which we hope will satisfy your inconvenience. We apologise profusely.”